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Epistemology

Introduction to Epistemology

• Scepticism, Rationalism and Empiricism
• The Tripartite Theory of Knowledge
• The Gettier Problem

René Descartes

• Meditation One - We can't be certain of anything
• Meditation Two - I think, therefore I am
• Meditation Three - God exists; The Clear and Distinct Rule, The Cartesian Circle.
• Meditation Six - Refuting scepticism (or 'why everything I said before is wrong, actually')

Moral Philosophy

Utilitarianism

• Utilitarianism - The Basics
• Rule Utilitarianism - what is it?
• A Comparison of Act and Rule utilitarianism - PDF file.

Kant

• Kantian Ethics - The Basics
• The Categorical Imperative
• Examples of Kantian Ethics

Metaphysics

The Teleological Argument

• Introduction to the Teleological argument
• William Paley's Watch Analogy
• Problems with the Teleological Argument

The Cosmological Argument

• Aquinas's Cosmological Argument

The Ontological Argument

• The Ontological Argument

Critical Thinking

• Critical Thinking Glossary - Word File Download
• Critical Thinking Handbook - Word File Download
• Valid and Invalid Arguments